Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse - Laser - USB

I've owned many logitech mice and other brand mice. Logitech seems to offer the best quality mice consistently over time. With this mouse I thought that it wouldn't be a big improvement over the MX1000 logitech's first laser cordless mouse. Well, I was surprised right off the bat. The teflon-like mouse feet make the mouse glide effortlessly across your desk or mousepad. The best new feature for a gamer like me is the new Increase"+" and decrease"-" buttons for the sensitivity adjustment on the fly. You can do this at any time during windows or games and it will lower or raise the DPI sensitivity. You can customize this also to have more than the default 3 sensitivities to 5 modes when u install the software that comes with it. This mouse is overall much lighter than the MX1000, which doesn't take long to get used to. It also fits your hand great. I just cant stand mice that are too narrow on the sides and not tall enough in the middle to allow you to rest your hand well. Very comfortable mouse with the G7. The new 2.4Ghz cordless technology now works with "No" lag or delays between the mouse and receiver allowing it to work well for competitive and even pro gamers. This new 2.4ghz technology also allows you as mentioned above to work around 30 feet or more away from the computer..You'd probably never use this though, but u never know. The hot swapable dual batteries are an improvement over the last laser mouse. They charge fast and last a long time. The 2.4ghz USB receiver comes with a usb stick that looks like a usb memory stick. It plugs into the USB battery charger hub and can be taken out and pluged directly into a usb port on your computer and used like this as well if u didnt need the charger stand. This is if u needed to take your laptop somewhere or your computer for a presentation or games to reduce the amount of desk clutter for that time duration. The USB 2.4ghz stick is the antenna looking thing in the pictures above thats located ontop of the battery charger. My only complaint about this mouse is that it lacks a couple of buttons from the mx 1000 and thats the webpage forward button and the windows task changing button. The only one I miss is the webpage forward button, but i can deal just fine without it. And for those that don't think they'll ever use the sensitivity buttons on top("+"/"-"); you can assign those 2 buttons to something else if u like! This mouse was a must buy for me..I love it! Yes, it's worth the money.

This review of the Logitech G7 Laser Cordless was born out of necessity... a need for a new mouse due to me going insane from the last one. My trusty Logitech MX1000, after about a million left-clicks, started having issues with the left mouse button randomly dropping out while I was in the middle of a drag operation in Windows, and was losing me files and email in the process into who-knows-which folder. It was time for something new before I ended up throwing it against a wall. It had a good run and will receive a proper burial.Since Logitech no longer makes the MX1000, I had to find a newer mouse, my only real requirements were that it was wireless, laser (not optical) based, not insanely expensive, and that it had a rechargeable battery. I ended my search with the Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse.As far as design is concerned, the Logitech G7 is less like the MX1000 and more like the G5 and MX900 series, which are more form-fitting for larger hands. I have long fingers, so it seems to work pretty well for me. It's black with a sort of pseudo-carbon fiber checkered pattern on the top. There is a battery door underneath with a quick-release eject button (more on why this is used a lot later).The Logitech G7 has a few buttons more than a standard mouse, the scroll wheel, which can rock left or right to click things, and a side button that activates the "Back" button in most browsers (I'm unsure why there isn't a "forward" button next to it like on most of these mice, but I'm sure a reason exists somewhere... Logitech?). Additionally, there are two buttons below the scroll wheel marked + and -. These adjust the DPI sensitivity of the mouse. The highest setting is 2000DPI, and a LED that doubles as a battery meter on the mouse shows you when you adjust it by denoting a little running man with a meter next to him. The other settings are 400DPI and 800DPI. I found leaving the mouse on the middle setting (800 DPI) was good enough for me. Not too fast, not too slow. I suppose if I were gaming a lot, I'd like the higher DPI setting.The mouse also includes a very small USB RF receiver. The battery charger is separate, and takes up another USB port. You can plug the charger in via USB and plug the RF receiver into the on board USB port on the charger if you wish, also. Two batteries are included.On to the battery itself: This mouse eats batteries for breakfast, lunch and a light snack before dinner. On average, my Logitech MX1000 lasted around a week on a single charge. I'm lucky if I get two days worth of average computer use out of the battery in the Logitech G7 Laser. Normally I'd be pretty ticked about this, but they include two batteries with the device just for this reason, I think. When the battery dies, you can swap the dead battery into the charger and be back up and running in a few seconds. It takes about 3 hours to charge properly, there's also a "burst charge mode" on the charger if you want quicker charging for immediate use, which I've never tried.Overall, this is a pretty darn good mouse that I'd recommend for anyone looking for a better-than-average mouse with great tracking, especially for a wireless model. It works on many different types of surfaces due to the laser sensor, even glossier stuff that optical mice can't track on. Don't hesitate to buy one if you're looking for a mouse in this price range.

I have two Logitech G7 mice on two different computers. These are great mice when they work. Unfortunately, I have had both go bad (at different times) where the mouse produces a double click instead of a single click. I tried basic troubleshooting steps where I reinstalled the software, removed the battery and clicked on the buttons for 5 minutes to drain the power from the device, but this did not help. I also connected a wired mouse for a few days and found that the problem disappeared indicating the problem was with the mouse. I contacted Logitech about replacing the mouse and found their support to be poor. They indicated that I had to ship back the old mouse, which I understand. However, they wanted me to pay for shipping this product back to them. When I asked whether this policy applies in California, where we have stronger consumer protection laws, Logitech disconnected the line on me. I was respectful during the entire conversation and just wanted confirmation that this policy applied to consumers in California.I am unhappy with my purchase since I paid good money for this device and had the device fail me in about 1 year. I am more disappointed that their support team was rude.It appears that a lot of people are happy with this mouse, but I wanted people to know the quality of support they will receive when they contact Logitech for any problems.I found other people having the same problem with the double click issue. Google "logitech double click g7" and you will find other people with the same problem.